Digital BW, The Print

I'm obviously back from the little trip I took to San Francisco and other
places in the area.  I must say the Paul Sack collection exhibit at the
SFMOMA is outstanding for those of us who like old, historic B&W prints.  If
you like such and are not within reach of SF, the catalogue, "Taking Place,
Photographs from the Prentice & Paul Sack Collection," is probably sold
online and is very good.  The web page on the exhibit also has a good brief
description of some of the most widely used old processes.  I was pleased to
see that the first large reproduction in the catalogue was of a carbon
print.  It was a bit warmer than our current versions, but when they are
close to 140 years old, they might be just as dark.

 

I was saddened to see that the Ansel Adams gallery in Monterey is no more.
That may not speak well for the popularity of B&W prints.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

 



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